On the deck of the Qilian Mountain, Shi Lang watched soldiers carrying napalm and white phosphorus bombs.
He shouted anxiously: "Be careful, be sure to handle it with care, special bullets are too dangerous."
The flagship just sent an order to use special bombs to deal with the menacing combined fleet.
Shi Lang had seen the performance of special ammunition in exercises, and it was truly a hellish scene.
Fortunately, the special ammunition is in the hands of the Dahua Empire. If it were in the hands of the enemy, he would not be able to sleep well at night.
When the artillery staff carefully inspected the condition of the special eggs, the destroyer sent a signal. They had prepared rockets and asked if they could attack.
Shi Lang saw the flagship send out a semaphore, allowing the destroyer to attack.
He saw rocket launchers made of steel pipes spitting out streams of flames at the bow and stern of the destroyer.
A very large number of rockets flew towards the combined fleet.
The accuracy of rockets is very low, and it often happens that they point east and west.
But with a large number of rockets attacking an area intensively, the scene is very spectacular.
Shi Lang watched the rockets fall on the frontmost area of the combined fleet. Most of the rockets fell into the sea, and only a small number of rockets fell on the enemy ships.
This also caused some results, at least more than thirty destroyers lost their combat effectiveness.
Shi Lang looked at the power of the rockets, but he was not satisfied.
Rockets have too many shortcomings, especially their power and range, which are far inferior to the main guns of warships.
The conditions for its use are also very harsh, and it must deal with large-scale dense formations.
The army can often encounter enemies that meet the conditions, and the navy's formations are relatively sparse, making it very difficult to encounter such situations.
The Imperial Navy fleet has prepared some rockets, mainly to attack the fleet blocked in the port.
Rockets are cheap and suitable for this situation.
Shi Lang didn't expect that the combined fleet would be so reckless and directly formed a dense formation to surround the Great China Empire Navy Fleet.
If the Combined Fleet directly chooses to escape, they can only capture the large and let go of the small, pursue the Combined Fleet's battleships, and spare other warships.
In this situation, rockets are suitable, and special bullets are more suitable.
Shi Lang thought of the special ammunition and walked towards the main gun.
When Artillery Staff Officer Tan Zhong saw Shi Lang arriving, he raised his head and asked: "Captain, we are ready to use special ammunition.
Which of these two special bombs should we use first?"
Shi Lang looked at the very obvious red skull icon on the shell of the white phosphorus bomb.
This icon represents that white phosphorus bombs are very dangerous and highly poisonous.
Shi Lang thought of the terrifying power and instability of white phosphorus bombs.
These white phosphorus bombs are usually sealed with special equipment to completely cut off oxygen.
Even if the white phosphorus bomb is damaged, nothing will happen to it.
If you take it out and use it now, there is a small chance that it will explode directly on the deck.
Shi Lang wanted to send this plague god away the most, and he believed that the choices of the other two people would be similar to his.
He pointed at the white phosphorus bomb and said: "Dispose of the white phosphorus bomb as soon as possible.
You also know how dangerous this kind of special bomb is."
The white phosphorus bomb just developed by the Weapons Research Institute is only barely usable, and its safety needs to be improved.
After artillery staff officer Tan Zhong heard the order, he immediately took a small cylindrical wrench and inserted it deep into the small hole behind the white phosphorus bomb.
He twisted it hard and heard a click. The safety of the white phosphorus bomb had been opened.
He estimated the time when the gun crew would fire and the distance between the Qilianshan and the combined fleet.
Artillery staff officer Tan Zhong continued to twist it two more turns with a small spanner finger.
In doing so, he charged the spring inside the white phosphorus bomb.
Artillery staff officer Tan Zhong quickly processed the other two white phosphorus bombs to be fired.
The white phosphorus bomb contained a spring timing fuse. Tan Zhong had to control the white phosphorus bomb to explode above the combined fleet in order to achieve the greatest results.
Whether the white phosphorus bomb can hit or not depends entirely on whether the artillery staff's calculation time is correct.
The latter two shells are set for a shorter time than the previous one, so as to ensure that they detonate at the same time.
After artillery staff Tan Zhong finished handling it, he immediately stood up and ordered in an anxious tone: "You move quickly, you must load this shell into the shell within a minute.
After hearing my order, fire this shell immediately."
He also stared at the ticking clock next to the cannon.
The artillery's movements were very swift, and according to its standard procedures, the white phosphorus bomb was loaded into the barrel of the gun within a minute.
The artillerymen had seen the power of white phosphorus bombs before, and they kept praying that this white phosphorus bomb would never explode in the barrel.
Artillery staff officer Tan Zhong kept staring at the clock, calculating the time for the artillery fire.
Suddenly, he roared and said: "Fire the gun, fire the gun quickly."
The artillerymen responded extremely quickly. After hearing the order, they didn't even have to think before they pulled the gun rope.
The roar of the cannon sounded, and three artillery shells were fired in a salvo. The iron-clad cruiser Qilian Shan swayed on the sea surface due to the recoil of the artillery.
No matter how the Qilianshan moved, Shi Lang's eyes were always fixed on the traces of the white phosphorus bombs.
Accompanied by a whistling sound, the white phosphorus bombs quickly arrived above the combined fleet.
At this moment, the white phosphorus bomb suddenly exploded.
The power of its explosion is extremely low, barely enough to explode the shell.
The white phosphorus stored in the cannonball immediately dispersed throughout the space like a goddess scattering flowers after the cannonball exploded.
When white phosphorus comes into contact with the air, it immediately burns with a blue flame, like a will-o'-the-wisp.
The artillery staff's calculations were very accurate, and a large number of white phosphorus bombs exploded over the English Squadron of the Combined Fleet.
The Spanish fleet is already half disabled, and it poses little threat.
The Dutch fleet was more cautious and set out together with the combined fleet, but they fell behind the fleet.
Only the flagship of the United Fleet, together with the English fleet, rushed forward towards the Great China Imperial Navy Fleet.
The English fleet became the main direction of attack for the Great China Empire.
The commander-in-chief of the British Navy, George Monk, held the staff of civilization in his hand and kept tapping the deck.
The powerful strength of the Dahua Empire's naval fleet made George Munch feel very bad.
As soon as the Spanish fleet fought, nearly half of its warships were wiped out by the Imperial Navy fleet.
This record made all the naval generals in Europe no longer sure of victory when facing the naval fleet of the Great China Empire. The strength gap between the two sides was too great.
But the fleet could no longer escape, and George Monk believed that everyone in the British Navy was bloody.
If they work hard, they may not be able to make a comeback.
When George Munch heard the whistling sound, he knew it was the sound caused by the exploding bombs of the Chinese Empire.
If one of these powerful explosive shells hits a warship, even his flagship, there will be no chance of survival.
Fortunately, the accuracy of these shells is not very high.
They usually joke that as long as they are not abandoned by Lady Luck, the cannonballs will not hit them.
George Monk was actually very worried. He knew that the flagship he was riding on must be the target of the Imperial Navy's attack.
He was already prepared in his mind. If there was any hope of escape, he would escape in a small boat.
If there is really no hope of escape, he will live and die with the flagship.
George Munch saw two cannonballs heading straight for him.
Even with the blessing of the goddess of luck, you can only dodge one cannonball. How can you dodge another cannonball.
He suddenly saw that the cannonball flying overhead was a defective one, and it exploded over the ship.
When the cannonball explodes underwater, it may also cause water leakage at the bottom of the ship. The cannonball explodes overhead. At most, a few people will be injured by shrapnel. It will not have a big impact on the warship.
When George Munch was having fun, he heard exclamations coming from around him.
He looked up and saw a strange scene in the sky.
Blue will-o'-the-wisps burned in the sky and continued to lower their altitude.
Now the will-o'-the-wisp that suddenly appeared has set the sail on fire.
Any lowering of these will-o'-the-wisps will inevitably cause the entire ship to be ignited.
George Munch looked at his surroundings. There were will-o'-the-wisps everywhere in the sky, and they were constantly lowering their altitude.
He wanted to run now, but he couldn't get out of the area where the will-o'-the-wisps were floating.
George Munch immediately shouted: "Throw the gunpowder into the sea quickly, and never let the gunpowder be ignited."
The warship was set on fire and they might have a chance of survival.
But if the gunpowder is ignited and a large-scale explosion occurs, they will definitely die.
When George Munch saw sailor Maliao pushing the gunpowder barrel off the warship, the low blue flames had already reached the deck.
The smart sailor had just picked up the bucket and wet himself from head to toe.
There were also some sailors who jumped directly into the sea water holding a broken wooden board.
When George Munch saw blue flames coming into contact with people, the sailors immediately wailed miserably.
They were in great pain from the burning, lying on the ground and rolling around, and some of their companions poured water on him.
The blue flame is still burning tenaciously, with no sign of extinguishing.
George Munch felt warmth in his right arm, and he saw a light blue flame burning on his right arm.
He felt the flames quickly penetrate his skin and ignite his bones directly.
This feeling of severe pain was something George Munch had never experienced before.
He felt as if the flames in his right arm were spreading throughout his body.
He saw the sailors in the distance. Some of them had turned into human torches, and their whole bodies were burning.
George Munch took out the command knife from his waist with his left hand, and swung it hard at the base of his right arm.
The sharp command knife directly cut off his right arm.
George Munch groaned because of the severe pain. He saw his right arm rolling off the deck, light blue flames constantly coming out, and an unpleasant smell wafting away.
He smelled the smell and felt his throat burning.
George Munch immediately realized that the gases produced by combustion were poisonous.
He immediately ran towards the cabin, preparing to hide in the cabin, not knowing whether he could survive this crisis.
He heard the whistling sound of artillery shells again and looked up to the sky. The Great China Imperial Navy fleet was firing this special artillery shell again.
There was a look of despair on his face, this kind of shell was too cruel.
Admiral Li Pinglang of the Imperial Navy Fleet put down his telescope.
"The current white phosphorus bombs are not very good, but to this extent, our navy does not want to use them."
White phosphorus bombs do very little damage to ships. Even if it is a wooden ship, as long as it is poured with a lot of water, it will be difficult for the current white phosphorus bombs to ignite the warship.
The strongest point of white phosphorus bombs is its lethality against soldiers on warships.
As long as you get a little bit of white phosphorus on your body, your whole body will be burned quickly.
Admiral Li Pinglang ordered: "Try napalm.
The Army uses it to burn the Russians, we cannot favor one over the other, and let the English and Spaniards have the same experience."
Shi Lang survives the dangerous launch of white phosphorus bombs.
He stood on tenterhooks, fearing that something might happen to the white phosphorus bullet before it was discharged.
He used his binoculars to look at the results of the white phosphorus bomb.
"That's it? Not very qualified.
It looks dangerous, but this fire attack method is not up to standard at all.
Enemy troops can escape the fire attack by jumping into the sea.
If the deck of an enemy ship is filled with water, the temperature of the white phosphorus bomb will be ineffective.
Using this kind of ammunition, in addition to instilling fear in the enemy's heart, the effect achieved is not as good as that of ordinary ammunition, but it also makes them fearful.
I don’t want to use this kind of ammunition until the safety and power of it are solved.”
Shi Lang saw the flagship's flag, and Admiral Li ordered the use of napalm bombs and continued fire attacks on the combined fleet.
To deal with this traditional sailing ship, napalm is the best ammunition.
Napalm bombs are very safe, and Shi Lang is not worried about this ammunition at all.
He saw artillery staff officer Tan Zhong adjusting the napalm bombs.
Napalm bombs, like white phosphorus bombs, also have clockwork timing fuses, which need to be set in advance.
The bigger change in napalm is the use of gasoline as a fuel.
Shi Lang didn't know why oil was processed and subdivided into a variety of fuels, and why so much was needed to burn a boiler.
But he knew that by replacing oil with gasoline, napalm would become even more powerful.
The main gun was loaded quickly and the napalm bombs were quickly discharged.
Like the white phosphorus bomb, it came over the combined fleet and suddenly exploded.
The shell seemed to turn into a big fireball, and then streaks of fire fell on the warship.
The fire caused by napalm has a very high viscosity.
If it sticks to a certain place, it will burn quickly there.
Even if water is poured on the deck, it will dry up the water on the deck and then burn through the deck.
Napalm sticks to people and is difficult to clean off.
Even if you roll on the ground or jump directly into the sea, you still can't extinguish the flames.
Because napalm contains a combustion accelerant, it can burn even when oxygen is cut off.
The gasoline that falls on the sea floats directly on the sea water and burns.
These fluttering flames, as the waves approach the warship, can quickly ignite the warship.
Li Pinglang, the admiral of the Imperial Navy Fleet, observed the combined fleet in the distance with a telescope.
After using napalm, most of the warships in the combined fleet were ablaze.
The combined fleet tried many methods, but could not extinguish the burning flames.
Admiral Li Pinglang said happily: "This is the special ammunition our navy needs, and this is the fire attack method in the new era.
The previous method of using fire ships has been eliminated, and napalm bombs are too convenient to use.
Since ancient times, fire and water have shown no mercy, and the combined fleet seems to have a large number of warships.
But I only use the fire attack strategy, and the offensive and defensive momentum is different."
Admiral Li Pinglang was very happy. With only a dozen warships, they were about to achieve a great victory against hundreds of warships from the combined fleet.
This is the best military medal of an ironclad ship.
Admiral Li Pinglang issued an order: "Inform all ships that it is time for us to launch a general attack.
Completely eliminate the remaining defeated generals of the combined fleet and establish the prestige of the Great China Empire's naval fleet."
The flagship issued a semaphore command, and each establishment took action immediately.
The Imperial Navy's fleet moved in an orderly manner, but the combined fleet on the opposite side behaved in a chaotic manner.
They suffered an unprecedented fire attack, the ships lost effective contact, and the combined fleet lost unified command.
On the Atlantic Ocean not far from Gibraltar, a strange scene appeared.
The Imperial Navy fleet of the Great China Empire, with only a dozen warships, unexpectedly surrounded the combined fleet with hundreds of warships. (End of this chapter)
